Carl Mertens

Carl Mertens GmbH is the number 1 in Solingen for designer cutlery and premium home accessories made of stainless steel. Founded as a job-order grinding shop for pocket knife blades in 1919, the company now manufactures products for contemporary table and homeware culture. Traditional craftsmanship and an uncompromising need for quality combined with innovative design distinguish the Carl Mertens collection. The products developed by renowned designers have been about our company awarded with important design prizes and are represented in leading design collections throughout the world. The company celebrated its 90 year anniversary in the year 2009.

The poetic Carl Mertens Ginkgo service collection is inspired by the poetic shape of the gingko leaf which was widely used as a motif in classical Chinese and Japanese as well as during the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods.
The Carl Mertens products are becoming design classics. Timelessly elegant and multi-award winning, they are popular with experts, connoisseurs and gourmets alike. Their products bring elegance and individuality to the dining table. Whether the products are flatware or living accessories, the Carl Mertens brand stands for quality and authentic German design in stainless steel.

Keep germs out of the shared peanut bowl with the Verso peanut server. The stainless steel peanut scooper has a beautiful sleek design and serves a much needed hygienic purpose. You can have good design and eat your peanuts too!

Following the successful release of the VERSO Peanut Server in 2011, Carl Mertens has introduced the VERSO Apero Snack Server with fluid lines and tow pouring spouts. The concept behind the VERSO collection starts with the observation the small snacks served in traditional serving bowls are hard to pick up with fingers. Mario Taepper of MM Design Edition envisioned VERSO, part scooper, part serving vessel which is ultimately a more elegant and hygienic way to serve. Manufactured by Carl Mertens of Germany. Made of 18/10 polished stainless steel and is dishwasher safe.

Following the successful release of the VERSO Peanut Server in 2011, Carl Mertens has introduced the VERSO Apero Snack Server with fluid lines and tow pouring spouts. The concept behind the VERSO collection starts with the observation the small snacks served in traditional serving bowls are hard to pick up with fingers. Mario Taepper of MM Design Edition envisioned VERSO, part scooper, part serving vessel which is ultimately a more elegant and hygienic way to serve. Manufactured by Carl Mertens of Germany. Made of 18/10 polished stainless steel and is dishwasher safe.

Designed by Anne Boenisch, 2007 for Carl Mertens, the Myria trivet is a contemporary and versatile trivet made of rectangular stainless steel loops, It is expandable and foldable, and a very handsome piece for your tabletop. The Carl Mertens products are becoming design classics. Timelessly elegant and multi-award winning, they are popular with experts, connoisseurs and gourmets alike. Their products bring elegance and individuality to the dining table. Whether the products are flatware or living accessories, the Carl Mertens brand stands for quality and authentic German design in stainless steel.